Seriously, when are you supposed to cosy off to IKEA together and trade in wine-fuelled sleepovers with the girls for ironing shirts and boxsets?

Here’s what some of our Metro writers had to say..

‘I went travelling with the girlfriend for five months in South America. Shared a leaky tent, substandard food and 25 hour bus journeys with only travel scrabble as company. After that, sharing a smallish apartment with someone who cooks really well, is organised and who likes Game Of Thrones, The West Wing and Lord Of The Rings was not a difficult decision.’

‘I was 17, he was 18, my parents paid his parents £20 a week to look after me. Needless to say it didn’t work out. FML.’

The best bit of moving in together is obviously this (Picture: Warner Bros)

‘We moved in together after just three months. I was missing her so badly and it felt totally right. It was the first time we’d lived away from our parents, which helped, as it was a new experience we were enjoying together, so it brought us closer. We fall out sometimes over cleaning and cooking, but it was the best decision ever and you quickly realise whether this person is right for you or not. I know it was quick, but if you’ve got any doubts about doing it – they’re probably not the right person for you.’

‘When they’re the right person, any time is right – after a month, a year, five years. But, if you’re not right for each other, moving in together will speed up your break up. Love is about taking risks.’

‘We basically made the decision when drunk, before discussing it properly when sober. Circumstances forced the issue – we had only been together eight months when we actually moved in together – but while it seemed quite soon to some people we’ve now been living together for over three years. It was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.’

Yes, there can be awkward moments (Picture: Warner Bros)

‘My cat, 35 pairs of shoes, four boxes of beauty products and I have just moved into my boyfriend’s house after a year together. He says I make the bathroom messy and I think he is a bit tight with the food shopping. But so far, so good.’

‘We lived on the same street as each other when we started going out, and I had known her for years beforehand, so we didn’t waste much time – we were living together within a year. She gets annoyed with my guitar playing and hearing The Real Housewives of Whereverthehell almost constantly on the TV winds me up, but apart from that it’s all good!’

‘I was with my ex-boyfriend for three years when we decided to start looking for a place together. I was 22 and living at home with my parents.When we started flat-hunting it didn’t take long to realise we had very different ideas when it came to location and budget, and that I was more keen to move out of home than move in with him. His reluctance to compromise shed light on a whole lot more of his shortcomings. In all honestly he was an utter douchebag and dumped his sorry ass. Not moving in with him was the best decision I ever made.’

It’s all fun and games, isn’t it? (20th Century Fox)

‘If you own the house I’d much rather wait at least a few years… Plus the longer the better as then you get to keep going on proper dates together.’

‘Moved to London to live with my ex after three months together, to live with him and his two smelly boy flatmates (one of them slept in the kitchen for a while – they were short of a room so he basically made a bedroom in the corner of the kitchen!). That was three years ago – he moved back to Southampton, I stayed here. London has loooong out-lived the relationship! Then moved in with current bf after four months together, to live with his parents so we can save to buy a house. Not such a big commitment but living with his parents has been… interesting! Also he was in China for the first three weeks I was living there so could have been really awkward. But they are lovely so it was ok, although they fussed A LOT.’